Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-09
FROM THE PORT OF ENTRY.
Regular Corr. Post IaselIi9sHesr.l
BRIKF MENTION.

BRIKF MEsTToN.
Bnird's band assisted the Townsend
band In furnishing music for the picnic
yesterday. A large party Of excursion
lists attended the elam-bake Ct Saints
Rest.
AK. Wintrods AMI family have re-
turned from brief tour Of the Eastern
States.
N. A. Kelly and wife returned to
Seattle yesterday on the Starr.
w. n. Orchard, W. j. Best, for Sitka;
John Foearty, j. Waser. p. j. Lauder.
gan and John Treadvell fer juneau;
we're among the passengers yesterday
for Alaska.
Mr.. James Foxhau aud wife, from
juneau, are stepping at the franklin.
ALASKA.
Mr.. James Foxhall, who returned
from Juneau, Alaska. on the steamer
Idaho on Tuesday evening, said yester-
day in conversation with Posr INTEL
LIoEScER representative:
"rhe Alaska boom Is gradually dying
out. The people who ru-hed up there
With expectations of securing fortune
With little or no labor are beginning to
realize that Alaska is the home OF
tie working man. The Treadwell
Mines are employing 127 men. The
Alaska Union Mining Company have
10 laboreFs at work, and half of these
are Indians. A large number OF the
white men employed in the Treadwell
Mine will be discharged and italian
Iaborers will be install in their places.
Fifty eight Italians, direct from 81.
Louis, left yesterday on the Ancon for
juneau, under a twelve month coBtract
Al e. per day, TO the Treadwell Mining
Company. The men employed IN this
mine know nothing about the importa-
tion Of the Italians. When they lind II
out, however. there 10 likely 10 be q stir,
as this is a cut Of over oBe-half IN the
miners wages.
mo improvements have been made in
the Berner Bay district, purchased by
Novel; 4 Company OF Boston, other
than the erection Of small quartz mill.
The officials there state that q larger
mill il eH route from San Francisco. At
present there are oAly five placer claims
staked on the BerneF Bay property. No
water can be obtained there.
"Fofty men left Juneau last week for
the upper Yukon river. Nearly two
hundred have departed this season. A
man by the name Of Leslie, Who bears
an uusavory reputation as q careless
handler OF the truth, returned from the
Yukon and reported that a fight had
occurred between the miners and the
Indians, which resulted in several easu-
alties 20 both parties.
IAN Indian uprising took place on the
Cbiloot last month. The missionaries
left with more haste than psliteness.
The United States Runboat Pinta 10
keeping q viRilant watch over the
troublesome Indians"
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamship Idaho, from Alaska,
arrived on tuesday with q light passen
ger list, and a snail quantity OF freight.
The STEAMSHIP, AneOn sailed last might
FOR Alaskan ports With fair passenger
list and two hu .lred tons Of freight.
The steamship OlympiaR was due yes
teryiNv from Alaskan ports.
seRian ship Holden, Captain
Jnrs 75l tons, has arrived from
81 ., China, Co load lumber az
BlAkely for sydney, n. 5 W., at as 90
per thousand feet.
The Norwegian bark Norway, lumber
laden from Port Ludlow, sailed last
night for Tsku. China.
The bark l. zzie williams, loaded
With leo tons Of coal from Tacoma,
for San Francisco, sailed yesterday.
The British ship kilkerrsu IL loading
lumber at Port Blakely for Caliao al
S6s Sd per thousand feet.
The German ship Salisbury, lolT tons,
loaded With rs, 7s6 feet OF lumber from
Port BlAkely. arrived at Melbourne
prior TO June 81.
The British ship Knight OF s.. Mich
aela, 50 DAYS fron Port Discovery, lum-
Der laden, has arrived at Meibourne.